Friday, April 22, 2011

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Is that because truth is only accepted when we can understand it or see it from our specific perspective? It seems that even when we consider a 'universal' truth, it's only once we've wrapped our own minds around it that we can understand it to be true. Lots to think about in this one :)

Truth is a relative term and it truly depends how your experiences make it a pure 'truth'. But there are absolute truths in life that you don't need to get confused about. These truths are from God and these are gifts to humanity.

Like Chris Maser I believe to "perceive" means to "seize wholly," to "see all the way through." Perception, therefore, is the act of seeing in the mind, of understanding.

Perceptions of truth are relative. Our perceptions grow and change as we mature, but not everyone's perceptions mature at the same rate, which accounts for the widely differing degrees of consciousness with respect to cause-and-effect relationships.

This disparity is neither good nor bad; it simply means that each of us have different gifts to give at different times in our lives as we see different truths.

if God handed you Truth on a silver platter, and it is not Truth from your point of view. What would you say? (a) He (or She) is a false God (b) That must be something wrong with my point of view (c) God must have been badly influenced by Satin (d) I'm better than God in judging the truthfulness of matters (as least once in a while...) :):)

I think your aphorism is right on. Like Chris Maser I believe to "perceive" means to "seize wholly," to "see all the way through." Perception, therefore, is the act of seeing in the mind, of understanding.

Perceptions of truth are relative. Our perceptions grow and change as we mature, but not everyone's perceptions mature at the same rate, which accounts for the widely differing degrees of consciousness with respect to cause-and-effect relationships.

This disparity is neither good nor bad; it simply means that each of us have different gifts to give at different times in our lives as we see different truths.

Too bad the Pharisees didn't think this way especially when you consider God did handle them truth on a silver platter in the person of His only begotten Son, namely, JesusThanks for your post, Richard Hobartblog

No offense intended Paul, but the phrase "God must have been badly influenced by Satin" totally makes me see the Divine Presence clothed like Liberace. As Isaiah would say, "And the hem of His garment filled the whole temple"... but is that garment made of the glory of angels, Isaiah, or is it Vera Wang?

But honestly, it's an interesting point, and not just from the divinity/perspective angle of things (though I do believe that God can in fact hand you the Truth, on a platter or from an ass's mouth) is experiential nature of knowledge. In other words, is Truth given over by experiential knowledge or revelation? Eve could be told not to eat the fruit of the tree 'because you'll die' but I imagine that truth didn't hit home until somewhere after the first bite.

Jack,... I thought as if nobody spotted my Freudian slip :):) Ladies in satin are almost as lovely as those with a satin-voice....not to mention satin-touch... Vera Wang does do a of wedding gowns in Satin and Lace...perhaps you've in mind of your Eve(s)....and rabbit(?)....no offense intended either (anyway, in any case, I apologize in advance)...Have fun...:):)